Image: Drive B.C. / Drive B.C. reported at 12:02 p.m. Thursday (May 25) that a vehicle incident is blocking the left lane for westbound traffic on Hwy. 1 east of 264 Street. Motorists should expect heavy traffic between Mt. Lehman Road (exit 83) and 264 Street (exit 73).

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Hwy. 1 gridlocked west of Abbotsford

Hwy. 1 west of Abbotsford gridlocked due to another vehicle incident

May 25, 2023 | 12:21 PM

**Drive B.C. tweeted at 1:26 p.m. Thursday that the westbound vehicle incident east of 264 Street is now clear, but motorists should expect delays due to congestion.

**As of 1:20 p.m., some motorists are now turning around due to the long westbound traffic waits on Hwy. 1 between Mt. Lehman and 264 Street. Traffic continues to be heavy west of Abbotsford for westbound motorists.**

Original story at 12:21 p.m.:

ABBOTSFORD — Yet another vehicle incident is slowing down westbound traffic on Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Langley.

Drive B.C. wrote on Twitter at 12:02 p.m. that a vehicle incident on westbound Highway 1, east of 264 Street between Langley and Abbotsford, is blocking the left lane. Emergency services are on scene, and motorists should expect delays due to heavy congestion.

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